A woman undergoing treatment for coronavirus (COVID-19) in an isolation ward in Cameroon’s capital, Yaoundé, gave birth to a baby girl over the weekend, a doctor at the hospital has told the BBC.
The National Orientation Agency has berated Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, the founder and President of LoveWorld Incorporated, also known as Christ Embassy.
The government has revealed that 14 people in the country have tested positive for COVID-19 after the release of test results for 7,461 people whose samples were taken as part of an enhanced contact tracing and testing regime.
Ivory Coast police on Monday clashed with protesters who had begun dismantling a half-built coronavirus testing centre, afraid that people using the facility would spread the epidemic through their district.
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has condemned as “racist” the comments by two French doctors who suggested a vaccine for the coronavirus could be tested in Africa.
The International Monetary Fund has approved a total of US$152.43 million for Ghana’s West African neighbours, Togo and Sierra Leone as Extended Credit Facility to battle the COVID-19 pandemic.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says there are now 8, 596 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on African continent with 383 deaths.
